02-23-2013: 4 hrs
Because the stick position is important to set the aileron position, so I re-adjusted the link between left and right sticks so they are paralle to each other. Again, the washers between the rod end bearing and the stick ears are painful to install. Took me many tries to get them installed.Then I drilled the holes on bottom fuselage skins that will join the bottom fuselage and wing skins together. I first drilled #30 holes using the lines marked on the bottom wing skin, then enlarged the holes, including the holes on the wing using #19 drill bit for #8 screw. All went well.
Moving on to the fuel tank support bracket. I bent the fuselage bracket per plan, the fit is pretty good. Then drilled the holes on the tank bracket.
The last task for today is the wing root fairing. Since I got my finishing kit earlier this month, the fairings are available. In order to cleco the wing root fairing to the wing, I had to enlarge the pre-punched #40 holes on the bottom side to #40 (joining existing fuel tank nutplate), and #19 (joining the bottom fuselage and bottom wing skins), then cleco bottom side first. When bottom side is clecoed, the top side is easy to cleco in place using the pre-punched #40 holes.
Holes on bottom fuselage skin is drilled using #19 drill bit
Left fuselage tank bracket is bent and clecoed
The fit is great
Right fuselage tank bracket is bent and clecoed
Again, the fit is pretty good
Right tank support bracket is drilled, looks good
Right tank support bracket is drilled, rear view
Left tank support bracket is drilled
Left wing root fairing is clecoed on
Bottom fairing
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